Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Recipient
Crescendo Youth Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
January 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Multiple Small Ensemble Training

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; David Sullivan: Visual Arts, Literature, General Arts, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts; Patti Paulson: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Arts Administrator; Jacklyn Janeksela: Visual Arts, Literature, Crafts, Arts Supporter; Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$800
Direct expenses
$5,800
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope to refine the skills of our performers in order to perform in small ensembles for performing opportunities throughout the region. Our goal is to raise up enough trios and quartets that when we get a call for a performance opportunity we have a group to fill the need and don't have to turn them away. Some sample requests we've received recently are The Sons of Norway group, the Finnish American group, the Minnesota Discovery Center, The Butterfly Release, weddings, celebration of life ceremony, graduation party, Gallery Hop in Hibbing, AAUW luncheon, the Elks Club, Alpha Delta Kappa, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Kiwanis Club, National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Hospital fundraiser, etc. By infusing culture into each of these events we enrich our whole community. By getting referrals and getting called back again to the same organization. You also get immediate feedback when people come up and ask for your contact information and tell you about another upcoming event they would like you to play at. But I think you can also measure success in the confidence of each individual player. You'll hear higher quality playing and a willingness to perform from the players and then you know that the training has been successful and we've positively impacted these people's lives for ever.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Takkunen
Organization Name
Crescendo Youth Orchestra
Street Address
214 E Howard St Ste 4
City
Hibbing
State
MN
Zip Code
55746
Phone
(218) 349-7870
Email
Director@CrescendoYouthOrchestra.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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